RE: NANFA-- Move on to reestablish rare pygmy madtom

Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:53:36 -0700

> So, let's
> celebrate these rare and isolated moments of good news for what
> they are -- rare
> and isolated moments -- but not let them cloud or influence our
> perception of
> how bleak conditions are for fishes, mollusks, amphibians, and
> other freshwater organisms.

Agreed! We're now seeing the last gasps of species which will soon be
extinct. It's going to get worse before it gets better; the next 4-plus
years under Republican executive and legislative leadership will be bad for
marginal species and their habitats.

Be ever diligent and vigilant!

--
Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA

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